Faison vs Rose Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Faison and Rose Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

Faison and Rose Hill are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rose Hill has the higher population (1,501 vs 826 in Faison). Rose Hill has the higher median household income ($44,722 vs $38,173 in Faison). Rose Hill has the higher median home value ($116,200 vs $93,300 in Faison).

Population, income & housing

	Faison	Rose Hill
Population	826	1,501
Median age	30.9 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$38,173	$44,722
Median home value	$93,300	$116,200
Median gross rent	$605	$815
Housing units	311	655
Homeownership rate	68.4%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Faison	Rose Hill
Population	1,321 → 826 (-37.5%)	2,315 → 1,501 (-35.2%)
Median household income	$43,207 → $38,173 (-11.7%)	$33,631 → $44,722 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $93,300 (+7.6%)	$81,900 → $116,200 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $605 (+13.5%)	$797 → $815 (+2.3%)

Faison

Population

1,321826

Median household income

$43,207$38,173

Median home value

$86,700$93,300

Median gross rent

$533$605

Rose Hill

Population

2,3151,501

Median household income

$33,631$44,722

Median home value

$81,900$116,200

Median gross rent

$797$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Faison	Rose Hill
Under 5	1.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	31.7%	22.3%
18 to 24	12.7%	9.7%
25 to 34	6.4%	12.2%
35 to 44	8.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	8.7%	8.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	16.1%
65 to 74	13.4%	8.8%
75 and over	6.7%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Faison	Rose Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	35.7%	40.9%
Black or African American	20.8%	34.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	41.5%	22.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Faison	Rose Hill
No high school diploma	31.8%	19.6%
High school graduate	27.8%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Faison	Rose Hill
Drove alone	73.5%	76.2%
Carpooled	14.0%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Faison	Rose Hill
1-unit, detached	67.5%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Faison	Rose Hill
Poverty rate	40.3%	23.1%
Average household size	3.00	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1970	1973